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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Rhabditia

    Rhabditida

      Rhabditoidea

        Rhabditidae

  Synonyms:

Rhabditis (Pelodera) 

Note: Pelodera  is often described as one of the 15 subgenera within the genus Rhabditis Dujardin (1845).

Pelodera is regarded as having two clades: the Coarctata clade and the Strongyloides clade.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

  Bacterial feeders.

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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References:

Andrassy, I. 2005. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary, I (Nematoda errantia). Pedozoologica Hungarica 3. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary. 518p.

Bongers, T. 1988. De Nematoden van Nederland, Pirola, Schoorl. Utrecht. 408p.

Sudhaus, W. and D. Fitch. 2001. Comparative Studies on the Phylogeny and Systematics of the Rhabditidae (Nematoda). J. Nematology 33:1-70.

Yeates, G.W., T. Bongers, R. G. M. De Goede, D. W. Freckman, and S. S. Georgieva. 1993. Feeding habits in soil nematode families and genera—An outline for soil ecologists. Journal of Nematology 25:315-331

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Revised: June 28, 2023.

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